During a mailbag published Friday morning, MLive.com's David Mayo suggested the Detroit Pistons continue to hold interest in trading for Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo.

I don't know where Rondo is going -- maybe nowhere -- but that Boston will continue to shop him, and Dumars will continue to talk with Danny Ainge about the possibility, until such point as the Celtics trade Rondo elsewhere or the trade deadline passes.

The Celtics are looking to maximize Rondo's value if they make a deal, and a lot of teams won't offer much until they see him playing again on that surgically repaired knee. If that happens on schedule and Rondo is effective, there will be any number of suitors, including Detroit.

Rest assured, if Rondo is traded and the Pistons don't get him, it won't be for their lack of interest.

Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge and head coach Brad Stevens have both supported Rondo at every chance, calling him a franchise cornerstone and Boston's new leader. But no matter how many times they back him publicly, rumors will persist.

Without any internal knowledge of Ainge's plans, I assume no Celtics are safe from being dealt. The current roster seems constructed almost specifically to maximize the amount of options Ainge has while moving forward, meaning trading just about anyone -- for the right price, of course -- could be in play.